Year 3 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 3 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 3 · English · VocabularyYear 3 Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Synonyms mean the same. Antonyms mean the opposite. Circle or write the word.
1.Which word is the opposite of happy?
- Afar
- Bnear
- Csad
Answer: sad
happy and sad are antonyms.
2.Which word means the same as happy?
- Aclever
- Bsmart
- Cglad
Answer: glad
happy and glad are synonyms.
3.Which word is the opposite of safe?
- Adangerous
- Blate
- Cearly
Answer: dangerous
safe and dangerous are antonyms.
4.Which word means the same as street?
- Achoose
- Broad
- Cpick
Answer: road
street and road are synonyms.
5.Which word is the opposite of arrive?
- Atall
- Bshort
- Cleave
Answer: leave
arrive and leave are antonyms.
6.Which word means the same as tired?
- Aclose
- Bshut
- Csleepy
Answer: sleepy
tired and sleepy are synonyms.
7.Which word is the opposite of noisy?
- Aquiet
- Bopen
- Cclosed
Answer: quiet
noisy and quiet are antonyms.
8.Which word means the same as sick?
- Aill
- Bquiet
- Csilent
Answer: ill
sick and ill are synonyms.
9.Which word is the opposite of wide?
- Atake
- Bgive
- Cnarrow
Answer: narrow
wide and narrow are antonyms.
10.Which word means the same as build?
- Atired
- Bmake
- Csleepy
Answer: make
build and make are synonyms.
11.Which word is the opposite of always?
- Aarrive
- Bleave
- Cnever
Answer: never
always and never are antonyms.
12.Which word means the same as choose?
- Apick
- Bquick
- Cfast
Answer: pick
choose and pick are synonyms.
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